Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) are introducing legislation to facilitate an integrated regional assessment of saline lake ecosystems—bodies of water that line wetlands across the West Coast, serving as habitats for a diverse array of wildlife and providing important economic and
SALT LAKE CITY—Today, recognizing the ecological and economic benefits of saline (salt) lakes in the American West, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) introduced the Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2020. Building upon scientific findings that saline lakes across the
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Warm Springs Housing Authority has secured a $900,000 federal grant to help with the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Tribes throughout Oregon are battling hard to weather COVID-19’s economic and public health fallout such as its impact
Washington, DC – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with a bipartisan group of 36 senators, is calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide Congress with a written plan and timeline about any potential changes to
One day after American Airlines resumed booking flights to capacity, ending its effort to cap the number of passengers on board in response to the pandemic, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) experienced the policy change firsthand. Instead of finding his connecting flight to Texas mostly empty, as he had flying American recently,
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee that oversees multilateral institutions, released the following statement after the Trump administration sent a letter formally withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO) in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced they are co-sponsoring legislation that would strengthen the federal and state governments’ ability to investigate police departments with a pattern or practice of unconstitutional and discriminatory behavior. “Real change to uproot systemic racism in police departments demands a firm commitment
The Prineville Airport was one of several airports in Oregon to receive federal grant funding from the Department of Transportation. The local aviation facility received $1.31 million out of $9.11 million total to install airfield guidance signs and runway vertical/visual guidance system. “The end of the runway closest to the
Washington, DC – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), sent letters to the largest food and beverage processors and farm operators requesting information on how they are protecting their workers and the food supply chain from potential outbreaks of the coronavirus
WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator said Friday he would introduce a bill to ban the sale of middle seats on airplanes for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic after taking a crowded flight. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., posted a picture of himself on an American Airlines flight on Thursday, calling it “incredibly irresponsible” for so many people to
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